Why are bushcraft knives, and survival knives so different?

[FGYT]

yes, rifles too, and even first aid kits. but in terms of "let's talk about designing a survival knife", slightly pointless. no pun intended.

i already have the ultimate in multi-role machetes, but i'd love to get my hands on a russian survival kit machete.

cheers, and.

one of these ???

http://www.jerzeedevil.com/gallery/files/2/9/1/7/001.jpg



Andy (Doberman Knives) is making a similar blade shape with full tang

 

[santaman2000]

one of these ???

http://www.jerzeedevil.com/gallery/files/2/9/1/7/001.jpg



Andy (Doberman Knives) is making a similar blade shape with full tang

Is that the Russian one? The ones we packed were simple Latin-American type machetes (albeit a shorter 12 inch one)

 

[sargey]

not the spetznatz style thing no.

this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Ru...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

my own one is a race tuned and rehandled 12" ontario machete.

cheers, and.

 

[Angry Pirate]

I was having a conversation with a mate a while back about this. When I was a teenager about 25 years ago survival knives were all big hollow-handled affairs and I did all my bushcraft (survival training, as it was then) with a british issue golock machete. I did everything: I dug holes with it, chopped up firewood, dismantled outhouses, the lot. Skinning and stuff fell to my Super Swede folder. About ten years ago, mate bought me a kuhkri to replace it.
Now I use a much smaller bushcraft knife, an axe and a saw. Much more effective but heavier and dare I say it less fun?

 

[FGYT]

not the spetznatz style thing no.

this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Ru...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

my own one is a race tuned and rehandled 12" ontario machete.

cheers, and.

oh yeh designed to double as a pistol clip on shoulder stock in space

My machete is a DWB original 18"